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Best Friendship Stories

Description: Nominate your favorite books about friendship.

Members: 13 participating members (show all)

All members' list: [1] 2Sort: Score | Title | Author | Date
1
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
38,335 members, 487 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (1), ahef1963 (1), renmarie (1), linlef (2), kara.shamy (18), thecoroner (18)

2
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
38,928 members, 2,028 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (1), ahef1963 (2), linlef (3), renmarie (4), dara85 (5)

3
The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
38,305 members, 690 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: linlef (1), ahef1963 (3), renmarie (3), thecoroner (7), merrystar (11)

4
Emma
by Jane Austen
33,177 members, 462 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: renmarie (2), Dilara86 (3), kara.shamy (3), ahef1963 (9), thecoroner (20)

5
Winnie-the-Pooh
by A. A. Milne
11,408 members, 186 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (2), aulsmith (3), ahef1963 (4), inge87 (11), merrystar (12)

6
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
20,050 members, 301 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: merrystar (3), Dilara86 (4), aulsmith (4), KimarieBee (6), ahef1963 (16)

7
The Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
18,692 members, 414 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: merrystar (1), hipdeep (9), aulsmith (10), thecoroner (11), ahef1963 (19)

8
Charlotte's Web
by E. B. White
30,755 members, 959 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: linlef (4), KimarieBee (5), ahef1963 (11), merrystar (14), thecoroner (21)

9
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
34,381 members, 602 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (3), hipdeep (4), aulsmith (5), ahef1963 (8)

10
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
33,962 members, 873 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (5), renmarie (5), ahef1963 (10), merrystar (13)

11
Horton Hears a Who!
by Dr. Seuss
5,085 members, 121 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: linlef (9), ahef1963 (13), merrystar (15), aulsmith (15)

12
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas père
18,869 members, 228 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (5), thecoroner (5), aulsmith (11)

13
The Fellowship of the Ring
by J. R. R. Tolkien
46,902 members, 419 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (5), linlef (6), aulsmith (16)

14
The Two Towers
by J. R. R. Tolkien
41,428 members, 266 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (6), linlef (7), aulsmith (17)

15
The House at Pooh Corner
by A. A. Milne
7,156 members, 70 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (3), merrystar (16), aulsmith (19)

16
The Return of The King
by J. R. R. Tolkien
40,076 members, 244 reviews
4.47 stars (4.47 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (7), linlef (8), aulsmith (18)

17
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
by Jerome K. Jerome
6,907 members, 255 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: merrystar (7), thecoroner (13), kara.shamy (16)

18
A Fine Balance
by Rohinton Mistry
8,540 members, 240 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (4), Dilara86 (17), ahef1963 (87)

19
Days with Frog and Toad
by Arnold Lobel
3,477 members, 66 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: dara85 (10), merrystar (17), ahef1963 (26)

20
84, Charing Cross Road
by Helene Hanff
5,187 members, 305 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: merrystar (4), thecoroner (29), ahef1963 (63)

21
The Last of the Mohicans
by James Fenimore Cooper
11,353 members, 117 reviews
3.48 stars (3.48 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (12), kara.shamy (17), thecoroner (26)

22
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
19,505 members, 1,196 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (5), aulsmith (22), ahef1963 (108)

23
Pippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren
8,462 members, 150 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: merrystar (5), thecoroner (31), ahef1963 (84)

24
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows
by J. K. Rowling
85,697 members, 1,500 reviews
4.42 stars (4.42 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), ahef1963 (109)

25
The Pickwick Papers
by Charles Dickens
8,023 members, 114 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (4), kara.shamy (14)

26
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
20,319 members, 886 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: linlef (5), ahef1963 (12)

27
The Jane Austen Book Club
by Karen Joy Fowler
6,080 members, 187 reviews
2.97 stars (2.97 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (6), aulsmith (13)

28
My Mother's Castle
by Marcel Pagnol
546 members, 8 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (9), inge87 (9)

29
The Golem and the Jinni
by Helene Wecker
4,654 members, 308 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (7), kara.shamy (12)

30
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
89,439 members, 797 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (4), ahef1963 (29)

31
Looking for Alaska
by John Green
16,066 members, 719 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: dara85 (4), ahef1963 (30)

32
Le Grand Meaulnes
by Alain-Fournier
3,088 members, 71 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (10), thecoroner (10)

33
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood
15,612 members, 502 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (8), ahef1963 (17)

34
Wonder Boys
by Michael Chabon
4,091 members, 91 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (8), aulsmith (20)

35
Seven-Day Magic
by Edward Eager
1,072 members, 13 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (6), merrystar (30)

36
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
28,341 members, 301 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (14), kara.shamy (15)

37
The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway
26,966 members, 452 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (14), thecoroner (15)

38
Paper Towns
by John Green
12,760 members, 533 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (10), merrystar (22)

39
The Story of the Treasure Seekers
by E. Nesbit
1,469 members, 23 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (9), ahef1963 (27)

Explanations:

aulsmith (9): The kids are all related, but they make some very good adult friends.

40
The Iliad
by Homer
34,225 members, 345 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (1)

41
My Brilliant Friend
by Elena Ferrante
5,765 members, 283 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (1)

42
Summer Sisters
by Judy Blume
3,842 members, 83 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1)

43
The Myth of You & Me
by Leah Stewart
810 members, 41 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: inge87 (1)

44
Ishmael
by Barbara Hambly
778 members, 17 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (1)

45
Tuck Everlasting
by Natalie Babbitt
12,533 members, 530 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: merrystar (9), ahef1963 (35)

46
The Magician's Nephew
by C. S. Lewis
24,701 members, 320 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: merrystar (6), ahef1963 (88)

47
A Little Princess
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
13,345 members, 197 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: merrystar (8), ahef1963 (73)

48
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
17,940 members, 573 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (20), thecoroner (24)

49
Anne of the Island
by L. M. Montgomery
9,086 members, 101 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: merrystar (10), ahef1963 (61)

50
The BFG
by Roald Dahl
15,956 members, 295 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (15), ahef1963 (36)

51
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
16,506 members, 332 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (21), thecoroner (25)

53
Pretties
by Scott Westerfeld
8,451 members, 275 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (12), ahef1963 (54)

54
Clifford the Big Red Dog
by Norman Bridwell
3,467 members, 68 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: merrystar (19), ahef1963 (42)

55
Three Junes
by Julia Glass
4,265 members, 95 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (11), ahef1963 (106)

56
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
55,021 members, 3,343 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (2)

57
The Sense of an Ending
by Julian Barnes
7,450 members, 505 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (2)

58
Firefly Lane
by Kristin Hannah
3,745 members, 307 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: dara85 (2)

59
NW
by Zadie Smith
2,133 members, 90 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (2)

60
Don Quixote [Norton Critical Edition]
by Miguel de Cervantes
526 members, 5 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (2)

61
The Big Bad Wolf and Me
by Delphine Perret
90 members, 4 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (2)

Explanations:

aulsmith (2): Boy, does this wolf need a friend

62
Amsterdam
by Ian McEwan
6,931 members, 181 reviews
3.37 stars (3.37 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (28), ahef1963 (37)

63
The Egypt Game
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
4,116 members, 61 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: merrystar (23), ahef1963 (49)

64
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
by Virginia Lee Burton
5,542 members, 73 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: merrystar (18), ahef1963 (78)

65
The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
22,684 members, 333 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: merrystar (21), ahef1963 (64)

66
A Pocket for Corduroy
by Don Freeman
3,210 members, 43 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: merrystar (32), ahef1963 (40)

67
The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Friends
by Stan Berenstain
1,507 members, 10 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: merrystar (31), ahef1963 (45)

68
The Cricket in Times Square
by George Selden
6,619 members, 70 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: merrystar (24), ahef1963 (62)

69
Anne of Avonlea
by L. M. Montgomery
10,688 members, 125 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: merrystar (26), ahef1963 (74)

70
Anne of Windy Poplars
by L. M. Montgomery
7,106 members, 60 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: merrystar (25), ahef1963 (102)

71
Matilda
by Roald Dahl
18,578 members, 431 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (30), ahef1963 (80)

72
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
by Ann Brashares
10,020 members, 245 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: dara85 (3)

73
Fangirl
by Rainbow Rowell
5,998 members, 441 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: inge87 (3)

74
Tomorrow, When the War Began
by John Marsden
2,996 members, 118 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (3)

75
Heidi
by Johanna Spyri
9,924 members, 135 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: merrystar (27), ahef1963 (100)

76
The Letter for the King
by Tonke Dragt
928 members, 35 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: inge87 (4)

77
Code Name Verity
by Elizabeth Wein
4,183 members, 355 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: inge87 (5)

78
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
12,278 members, 216 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (6)

79
Something Wicked This Way Comes
by Ray Bradbury
9,975 members, 268 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (6)

80
Rose Under Fire
by Elizabeth Wein
1,075 members, 94 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (6)

81
Sweethearts
by Sara Zarr
1,063 members, 59 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: dara85 (6)

82
A Stitch in Time
by Penelope Lively
208 members, 7 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: inge87 (6)

83
Cannery Row
by John Steinbeck
8,895 members, 174 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (7)

84
The Whipping Boy
by Sid Fleischman
6,209 members, 113 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: dara85 (7)

85
Tales of the City
by Armistead Maupin
4,592 members, 90 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (7)

86
The Finkler Question
by Howard Jacobson
2,466 members, 131 reviews
3.03 stars (3.03 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (7)

87
And Both Were Young
by Madeleine L'Engle
737 members, 21 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: inge87 (7)

88
Sula
by Toni Morrison
6,751 members, 83 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (8)

89
The Reluctant Dragon
by Kenneth Grahame
1,515 members, 14 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (8)

90
The Black Moth
by Georgette Heyer
1,476 members, 40 reviews
3.54 stars (3.54 stars)

Lists: inge87 (8)

91
The Rope Walk
by Carrie Brown
222 members, 11 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: dara85 (8)

92
The Fault in Our Stars
by John Green
21,666 members, 1,479 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (9)

93
Narcissus and Goldmund
by Hermann Hesse
5,813 members, 76 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (9)

94
Prayers for Sale
by Sandra Dallas
874 members, 60 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: dara85 (9)

95
His Majesty's Dragon
by Naomi Novik
7,061 members, 345 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: inge87 (10)

96
The Good Soldier
by Ford Madox Ford
4,334 members, 93 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (10)

97
Brideshead Revisited
by Evelyn Waugh
11,341 members, 239 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (8), ahef1963 (23)

Thumbs down: merrystar

98
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
by Michael Chabon
17,701 members, 386 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (11)

99
The Robber Bride
by Margaret Atwood
6,903 members, 126 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (11)

100
The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream
by Sampson Davis
453 members, 6 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: dara85 (11)

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